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PITTSBURGH – Catcher Carson Kelly was the fourth Cub to step up to the plate Tuesday against Pirates pitcher Andrew Heaney, the earliest a Cubs backstop has slotted in the batting order this season.
Both Kelly and fellow catcher Miguel Amaya have had strong offensive starts to the season. But they’d remained in the bottom half of the order, often right behind Pete Crow-Armstrong, who over the last two and a half weeks has been getting on base at a .